, 1887-11-05
AN AGENT APPOINTED.
A. MOntmOrency to Represent the
B. & M. in Cheyenne.
An Office TO be Opened by the
'Appointee Nov. Is.
The New Line Moving Toward the
City Rapidly.

1t Is stated semi officially that track
laying on the Cheyenne & Burlington is
completed to a point within thirty miles
of Cheyenne. As iron is being placed in
position at the rate of two miles per day
it is safe to predict that, making no allow
ance for accidents, locomotives belonging
to the corporation will be sheltered in its
new stone round house neal Lake Mime
haha in less than three weeks. The grade
is practically completed and but few
bridges will be constructed as the Bur
lington & Missouri civil engineers believe
cutting and filling more economical than
bridge building. Work on the line has
been somewhat delayed by the inability of
contractors to secure a sufficient supply of
rails, but this obstacle has been removed,
and if the clements favor the workers the
road will be completed much sooner than
anticipated.
When this enterprising company reaches
Cheyenne with its well equipped railway,
it should be welcomed to the West right
royalty. In its construction no immense
tracts of land have been granted as an
inducement. The corporation has received
a right of way and in return has invested
thousands of dollars in the city.
1t is also a noteworthy fact that its
gents will not regularly demand interest
upon heavy bonds voted it as a bonus.
The line has been constructed because its
enterprising and far seeing projectors be-
lieved in the country, its and
people, and were confident that the in
vestment would prove profitable.
Another circumstance in connection
with the construction of the Cheyenne &
Burlington assists materially in sustaining
the reputation for fair dealing earned in
Nebraska and more Eastern states. The
contractors who supervised the formation
of the road bed and subsequently the i'm
bedding Of ties and spiking of rails did
not reimburse their employees with almost
worthless time checks. Every man who
handled an ounce of earth or performed
any other service for the company has re-
ceived his pay in currency, a large amount
of which has been expended in this city.
No strikes have occurred on account of
poor wages and poorer food.
That the line is nearing Cheyenne is
evident from the announcement that a
general agent, with headquarters in this
city, has been appointed. A circular
from the Omaha Office of Manager Hold
rege received last evening, states that Mr..
A. Montmorency will, subsequent to the
18th instant, assume charge of the
Cheyenne Office to be established here.
MIR. Montmorency has visited Cheyenne
several times, is pleased with the city and
has made acquaintance only to form
friendships.
The circular containing the above infor-
nation is accompanied by another official
slip containing the following. Geo. w.
LOOMS has been appointed chief clerk in
the general managers Office, vice A. Mont
morency, promoted, and is authorized to
sign time and trip passes east of Haigh-
ler." Mr.. LOOMS, is, like the gentle
man he succeeds, an old and valued en-
ployee of the Burlington & Missouri. In
mentioning the new assignments, the
Omaha correspondent of the Denver
Ne,cS says:
"a. Montmorency chief clerk for six
years past to General Manager Holredge
of the Burlington, has been appointed
general agent of the company with head
quarters at Cheyenne. Mr.. Montmor-
ency is an excellent gentleman and a
frst-class railroad man. His connection
with the o. system in various positions
extends through an unbroken period of
seventeen years.
MIR. G.. w. LOOMS succeeds Mr..
Montmorency as chief clerk to General
Manager Holdredge."
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